17 months!!

MILA IS 17 MONTHS OLD!!

It is so much fun to see her personality develop more and more!

She is a big-time girly girl and very opinionated.

Mila Loves:

makeup (which she steals and puts on herself and her mama)

jewelry (luckily, she has her own massive collection so she can leave mine alone)

getting kisses from the dogs

dancing

singing

saying "NO." to everything.

laughing

being tickled

being surprised (and pretend scared)

peas

cheese

cookies/chocolate/anything sweet

pretending to drink tea (she takes a mug, sips, and then nods and says mmm)

anything to do with the cat

coloring

drawing

playing with her pretend laptop and cellphone

being glamorous (she even has a faux fur wrap)

touching our eyes

taking a bath and playing with/eating bubbles

blowing bubbles and catching bubbles

getting her nails done and doing our nails (see picture below)

baby dolls

pulling her own hair

kissing Lulu

giving kisses to her mama and dadda

drinking juice and smoothies

shouting

reading

eating adult foods

Mila Doesn't Like:

green beans

wearing socks or having anything on her feet

getting her diaper changed

having makeup cleaned off her face

having dirty fingers

when the dogs play with their toys and don't let her play too

Coloring and getting her nails did a la dadda

This picture seriously warms my heart

She is too frightened to ride her new rocking dinosaur, but she is willing to give it pets and kisses

Cuddling with her daddy (note her uncovered feet)

She is saying NO to me taking her picture

Chillin

Happy Holidays!

Enjoying some treats on Christmas morning

Fernando was also enjoying a special treat (though he can't actually pick it up)

Loving her Little People school bus

Testing out her plastic fruit

Austin, hard at work putting together Mila's shopping cart

Trying to eat a bowl of fake cereal

Lulu's Christmas bone (enjoyed from atop TWO dog beds)

Taking her new baby for a ride

Look at that little body

Happy Holidays, from Mila!

Festive Photos (2 weeks late)

Tis the season for jolly photo shoots!

We took Mila to go visit Santa, which turned out to be a major shit show. 

Mila took one look at Santa and would. not. have. it. 

I have yet to scan the actual picture (as our printer/scanner is broken) but this gives you a feel.

Aside from the tears and pouts, she seems to love all of the fun and sparkles that go with the holiday season. Here she is checking out the ornaments.

As a new tradition, we did a photo shoot (and brunch) with our parent group. It is really crazy to see how much they have all changed in a year!

Mila was in a great mood but was very sad when one of the toddlers (Jonah) started crying.

When you have 7 toddlers, this is probably the best picture possible. 

Blurry, but Mila is putting her arm around Ivy 

giving hugs

Having adorably round and rosy cheeks is serious business.

Borrowing Ivy's sparkly headband

Having so much fun

Mila adores Ivy

Mila Updates (16 Months Old)

I can't believe my little ladybug is 16 months old!

I realized that I haven't updated on her personality for awhile so here we go!

Mila signs:

yes

no

eat

banana

apple

pear

peach

please

bath

bubbles

frog

horse

dirty

cat

dog

baby

bird

duck

happy

sad

cry

play

drink

water

milk

more

hot

cold

laugh

book

butterfly

sleep

juice

cereal

mama

daddy

grandma

grandpa

hat

That's all I can think of for now...

Mila Says:

Hi

bye (with an s at the end)

babies

uh oh

nay (for a horse)

moo

woof

mama

dada

nana

eyes

She can identify her eyes, nose, eyebrows, hair, cheeks, fingers, hands, feet, legs, toes, teeth, butt, and vagina

Mila walks but does so cautiously and slowly.

Mila crawls like Quasimoto.

She unfastens her diaper and likes to wipe herself.

She also enjoys cleaning surfaces with a napkin, cloth, or wipe.

She has nearly all of her bottom teeth except the furthest molars.

Mila LOVES:

 giving kisses

hugging

 holding her babies

 putting on makeup

 jewelry

signing

music

dancing

peas

cheese

her morning toast

cheerios

juice

anything with sugar in it

spaghetti 

reading

cleaning

pretending to blow her nose

cartoons

Doc McStuffins

drawing

coloring

KITTIES

being with her mama

looking out the window

touching mama's hair

touching daddy's beard

being tickled

taking baths with as many bubbles as possible

bubbles in general

touching eyeballs

Mila does NOT like:

wearing socks

the taste of chalk

not being held when she would like to be held

weening 

A little chalkboard art...

Happy Halloween (Belated)

Pumpkin Patch Adventures

In mid-October, we went to a pumpkin patch down in Clarkston, Washington with some of our baby friends. I have been beyond busy but wanted to post the pictures!

Better late than never!